Men are nearly always willing to believe what they wish.

Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.

All gods are homemade, and it is we who pull their strings, and so, give them the power to pull ours.

I don’t think I ever thought of myself as Superman. But there were people who thought of me that way, and maybe I believed them a little.

I don’t believe we are supposed to go through life defeated and not having enough money to pay our bills or send our kids to college.

Responsibility, I believe, accrues through privilege.

All these primary impulses, not easily described in words, are the springs of man’s actions.

Men are only as great as they are kind.

What the mind doesn’t understand, it worships or fears.

I know for sure that loves saves me and that it is here to save us all.

Faith indeed tells what the senses do not tell, but not the contrary of what they see. It is above them and not contrary to them.

It’s a mystery. That’s the first thing that interests me about the idea of God. If there is one, it’s mysterious and powerful and awesome to even consider the concept, and you have to take it seriously.

In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.

Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.

It’s not a faith in technology. It’s faith in people.

The egoism which enters into our theories does not affect their sincerity; rather, the more our egoism is satisfied, the more robust is our belief.

People react to fear, not love; they don’t teach that in Sunday School, but it’s true.

The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it is always the false ones that look the most real, the most brilliant.

Everyone knows nowadays that people ‚have complexes‘. What is not so well known, though far more important theoretically, is that complexes can have us.

Men don’t care what’s on TV. They only care what else is on TV.

Why am I here? I’m not lucky. That’s God.

Fear makes us feel our humanity.

And if a person is religious, I think it’s good, it helps you a bit. But if you’re not, at least you can have the sense that there is a condition inside you which looks at the stars with amazement and awe.

Whatever deceives men seems to produce a magical enchantment.

The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses.

Nevertheless, it is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.

The simplest and most psychologically satisfying explanation of any observed phenomenon is that it happened that way because someone wanted it to happen that way.

I was born on a full moon. Both my children were born on full moons, too. Some people say that’s scary. It is what it is, man, I don’t be trippin‘. I couldn’t tell God when I wanted to be born.

You quickly find, when you are a hand-reader as I am, that nothing interests people so much as themselves.

I mean, people aren’t continuing like this and not doing anything because they are evil, or because they don’t want to. We aren’t destroying the biosphere because we are selfish. We are doing it simply because we are unaware.

The men who followed Him were unique in their generation. They turned the world upside down because their hearts had been turned right side up. The world has never been the same.

If some people have the belief or view that the Dalai Lama has some miracle power, that’s totally nonsense.

You’ll see it when you believe it.

There are so many men and women who hold no distinctive positions but whose contribution towards the development of society has been enormous.

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.

What I believe unites the people of this nation, regardless of race or region or party, young or old, rich or poor, is the simple, profound belief in opportunity for all – the notion that if you work hard and take responsibility, you can get ahead.

A cynical young person is almost the saddest sight to see, because it means that he or she has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing.

Men do not accept their prophets and slay them, but they love their martyrs and worship those whom they have tortured to death.

Americans admire a people who can scratch a desert and produce a garden. The Israelis have shown qualities that Americans identify with: guts, patriotism, idealism, a passion for freedom. I have seen it. I know. I believe that.

If you have embraced a creed which appears to be free from the ordinary dirtiness of politics – a creed from which you yourself cannot expect to draw any material advantage – surely that proves that you are in the right?

Instead of noblemen, let us have noble villages of men.

Men who wish to know about the world must learn about it in its particular details.

God doesn’t dwell in the wooden, stony or earthen idols. His abode is in our feelings, our thoughts.

The thing we fear we bring to pass.

We judge people in areas where we’re vulnerable to shame, especially picking folks who are doing worse than we’re doing.

I don’t spend that much time being introspective, believe it or not. All I know is that I grew up not questioning God because that’s how you are. God was there like the birds and the wind.

One word from the Lord is like a piece of gold to a believer, who is like a jeweler, shaping and hammering out the promise for a number of weeks.

Belief creates the actual fact.

Wishful thinking is not idealism. It is self-indulgence at best and self-exaltation at worst. In either case, it is usually at the expense of others. In other words, it is the opposite of idealism.

I believe that God put us in this jolly world to be happy and enjoy life.

Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right.

I believe there are no questions that science can’t answer about a physical universe.

The only difference between the sane and the insane is that the sane have the power to lock up the insane.

Every man over forty is a scoundrel.

People who don’t know the true character of God – who don’t believe He is merciful, gracious and slow to anger – can never have a close, personal, intimate relationship with Him.

Prayer is not an old woman’s idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action.

Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.

Keep a good attitude and do the right thing even when it’s hard. When you do that you are passing the test. And God promises you your marked moments are on their way.

If there really is a god, then he really looks after me.

The connection between psychology, mythology, and literature is as important as the connection between psychology and biology and the hard sciences.

If he have faith, the believer cannot be restrained. He betrays himself. He breaks out. He confesses and teaches this gospel to the people at the risk of life itself.